Tulane University welcomes Class of 2022 to campus for annual Move-In Day
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Tulane University welcomes Class of 2022 to campus for annual Move-In Day
WHAT: More than 1,900 freshmen —Tulane’s largest, most academically strong and one of its most diverse and most global first-year classes ever— will arrive on campus on Wednesday to move into their student residences during the annual Move-In Day.
WHO: Incoming students and their families, Tulane President Mike Fitts and other Tulane officials.
WHEN: 9 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22
WHERE: President Fitts will greet students and families at Butler House, Wall Residential College, Paterson House, Sharp, Monroe, Warren House and Josephine Louise residence halls. View a campus map here.
MORE: The first-year class includes a projected 1,905 students. Here's a look at the Class of 2022 by the numbers:
-38,858 students applied to Tulane this year; 17 percent were admitted.
-Average converted SAT score is 1456; Average ACT score is 32.
-22 percent are students of color.
-5 percent are international students, representing 30 countries or territories: China, India, Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Turkey, Canada, Ecuador, Panama, Egypt, Colombia, Taiwan, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Argentina, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Spain, Thailand, Bolivia, Italy, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland and Austria.
-Top states represented this year are New York (226), California (207), Louisiana (200), Illinois (144) and Texas (124).
The annual arrival of Tulane students on campus has a big impact on the local economy. A report estimated that Tulane students from outside New Orleans have a $133.5 million annual spending impact, supporting 1,520 full-time equivalent local jobs.
For more information or for directions, please contact Mike Strecker at 504-314-2603 or mstreck@tulane.edu.
